User : Hi
User : I wanted some information about MTP
User : Medical Termination of Pregnancy
User : Actually we had sex on 6th of august, 2010 and our protection (condom) failed.
User : And now my Fiancee has not come in her masturation cycle
User : she did a pregnancy test using testing kit and found that she is pregnant
Doctor : May I know from which country you are from?
User : India
User : Can you please suggest which method for abortion will be good?
Doctor : Since it has been almost a month
Doctor : but less than 63 days, which is the cut off period for
Doctor : medical method
Doctor : Your gynecologist will opt medical method with
Doctor : Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Doctor : with vacuum suction
User : Is there any method which can be done without Gynecologist?
Doctor : No
Doctor : The conceptus has grown
User : Ok, and does she needs to be admitted?
Doctor : to a large
Doctor : size
Doctor : by now & is too risky to get the job
Doctor : done anywhere else other than the hospital
User : Ok, does she needs to be admitted?
Doctor : It is an OPD
Doctor : procedure
Doctor : takes a 20 to 40 mins
User : Ok, and will it be done in one day?
User : Is it like she needs to take some pill and after few days she need to go back to doctor for vacuum suction?
Doctor : Yes there are 2 methods
User : which one is prefered?
Doctor : Your gynecologist will prefer to give you the tablets- Mifepristone on day one, & send her home
Doctor : & 2days later if the abortion has not taken place(at home)
Doctor : then another dose shall be repeated
Doctor : the other method is D&C, OPD procedure
User : How D&C will work? and how much time it may take?
User : I mean what is D&C?
Doctor : The vagina is dilated & the uterus scraped
Doctor : Will take 30 to 45mins
User : and she can go home immediatly?
User : I mean does she need to be hospitalized or something?
Doctor : No hospitalization
Doctor : OPD
Doctor : Outpatient
User : ok, so which one do you prefer Mifepristone or D&C?
Doctor : Mifepristone but have to examine the patient before I decide
User : If you are from india, or if you know how much both Mifepristone and D&C cost, can you give me that information? Or atleast which one is expensive
Doctor : D&C is more expensive
Doctor : Mifepristone is cheap
User : ok, and for Mifepristone method, only Mifepristone will be used or Misoprostol will also be used?
Doctor : Yes Misoprostol may be used along
Doctor : it causes contraction of the uterus
User : And one more question, after taking Mifepristone, when abortion happens at home, the blood and tissues will come out right? are there any chances that bleeding will not stop?
Doctor : Yes there are chances
Doctor : hence this treatment must be done only ubder supervision of a
Doctor : qualified gynecologist
User : for abortion do we need to produce any proof or document for legal stuff?
Doctor : The gynecologist will give you thorough guidlines
Doctor : No
User : can you suggest any primary (first aid) steps to stop the bleeding? before reaching to gynec?
Doctor : There is nothing that can be done, its a rare event
Doctor : you must reach hospital for treatment, in that rare event
User : Ok, Doc thanks for all this information, I guess time is about to get over, so are my questions. I will save other questions for Gynec. Thank you once again for help.
Doctor : The gynecologist will give you thorough & better guidelines
Doctor : your welcome